• Understand the whole process of communication and its development.

• Learn about why communication is important, including details on the foundations for learning.

• Information on the skills children need to develop to be successful communicators, as well as a look at the language pyramid which shows how different communication skills relate to each other.

• A look at the interaction between adults and children, including small but important behavioural changes such as letting the child make their own choices, letting children speak themselves and not questioning them.

• Information on enabling environments including a set of useful questions you can ask yourself to help you look at your setting from a child’s viewpoint.

This course is suitable for

Anyone who comes into contact with children in the early years.

Course details• This course is CACHE endorsed

• One module with a multiple-choice questionnaire

• One CPD credit*

• Optional narration of the course module and questionnaire for accessibility

• Personalised downloadable certificate

• 70% pass mark

• Printable module for future reference

The purpose of this course is to explain what is meant by speech, language and communication, how we communicate and how we can enable and promote good communication skills that prepare children for their next stage. At EduCare we ensure that all of our training courses are written by experts. This course has been written in partnership with the Early Years Alliance.

*1 CPD credit equals up to 1 hour of learning

Course content

Speech, Language and Communication

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Key features

Why choose us?

www.educare.co.uk

01926 436 211

online@educare.co.uk

EduCare is an important partner for the Alliance, they share our commitment to excellence. We are delighted to be working with them to deliver the best possible support we can offer to the early years sector in these difficult times.

Neil LeitchCEO, Early Years Alliance

• Visually engaging and highly interactive

• A useful spidergram to download to help you assess a child’s development

• Answer explanations for those who achieve the pass mark

Pricing options

1. Available as a standalone course on the EduCare website.

2. Buy as part of one of our EduCare multi-course licences. For further information, please call 01926 436212 to discuss purchase options and licences.

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